Peru

Brief · 15 September 2026

Peru recorded a series of seven earthquakes over the past week, ranging from magnitude 4.5 to 5.3, concentrated west-southwest of Alianza Cristiana and near Quicacha and Santiago. Several of the events, particularly those at shallow to moderate depths, exposed populations in the tens to hundreds of thousands. Separately, Sabancaya volcano continues to erupt at green alert level under ongoing monitoring.

Earthquake Seven earthquakes struck Peru this week, with magnitudes between M4.5 and M5.3. The M5.3 event 126 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana and the M4.7 event 116 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana are both ongoing, while newer quakes near Quicacha, Santiago, and a further location 106 km WSW of Alianza Cristiana were also recorded, some exposing over 260,000 people in areas of MMI III shaking.

Volcano Sabancaya in Peru continues erupting at green alert level, with the activity under ongoing monitoring by volcanic hazard agencies.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 15 Sept, 10:03 UTC from Hazardly's own event records for the seven days to 15 September 2026. Not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.